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Philippines' daily coronavirus testing capacity exceeds 50,000

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 02:30 PM

The Philippines can run over 50,000 tests for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) per day, the country's testing czar said Thursday as the government seeks to ramp up testing to include non-medical frontliners. Read more »

Solon seeks pooled sampling for coronavirus testing

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 21 10:14 AM

Former health secretary, now lawmaker Janette Garin said Sunday she has proposed pooled sampling strategy to increase coronavirus testing in local governments and workplaces. Read more »

DOH testing finally ramping up at above 10,000, but still nowhere near target of 30,000 a day

Warren de Guzman and Edson Guido, ABS-CBN Data Analytics Team
Posted at Jun 09 09:09 PM

For 5 straight days, the Department of Health (DOH) and its accredited labs have managed to conduct over 10,000 tests per day. The bad news: the target was for 30k a day, and the due date for that was end of May. Read more »

Dapat mas maraming Pinoy ang isailalim sa COVID-19 test, ayon kay Gordon

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 05:02 AM

Iginiit ni Senator Richard Gordon nitong Martes na kinakailangang baguhin ang coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing strategy ng bansa sa nagpapatuloy na debate ng mga senador sa pagpasa ng Bayanihan to Recover As One Act. Read more »

DOH vows to address COVID-19 validation delays, testing backlogs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 10:55 PM

The Department of Health is playing catch-up as it works to address backlogs on both the testing and validation of cases. Read more »

Mass testing sa gov't offices ipinanawagan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 08:02 PM

Nanawagan ng mass testing ang grupo ng mga government employee ngayong nagbabalikan na ang mga manggagawa sa pamahalaan. Read more »

De Lima wants probe into 'real status' of COVID-19 mass testing in PH

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 04:27 PM

Detained Senator Leila de Lima has filed a resolution calling for an investigation on the "real status" of coronavirus mass testing efforts in the Philippines, saying that the lack of testing in the country has "hampered our ability to control the spread of the virus." Read more »

'Di awtorisadong' COVID-19 testing ng nasa 200 Chinese sa Parañaque ipinatigil

Doris Bigornia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 09:50 PM

Ayon kay barangay kagawad Robert Ty, pribadong inisyatibo ang testing wala daw pahintulot o koordinasyon. Read more »

'Mga Chinese na nasa listahan ng COVID-19 test results, hindi VIPs'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 07:07 PM

Nilinaw ng National Task Force Against COVID-19 na hindi nila binigyan ng VIP treatment ang halos 500 Chinese na nakasama ang pangalan sa listahan ng resulta ng COVID-19 test sa website ng Philippine Coast Guard. Read more »

Here’s how Wuhan tested 6.5 million for coronavirus in days

Sui-Lee Wee and Vivian Wang, The New York Times
Updated as of May 27 08:57 AM

While other governments have struggled to provide testing for their populations on a broad scale, China has embarked on a citywide campaign to prevent a resurgence of infections at all costs. It has succeeded, according to residents and Chinese news reports, by mobilizing thousands of medical and other workers and spending hundreds of millions of dollars.   Read more »

Roque says PH can now perform 30,000 COVID-19 tests daily

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 10:57 PM

But actual tests done daily are far behind the estimated capacity.  Read more »

Target na kapasidad sa COVID-19 testing kada araw naabot na: Roque

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 09:30 PM

Nadagdagan ang kakayahan ng bansa pagdating sa COVID-19 testing, ayon sa Palasyo. Read more »

PhilHealth denies overpricing COVID-19 testing packages

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 05:56 PM

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing packages in the Philippines are not overpriced but are driven by market-dictated prevailing rates, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) said Monday. Read more »

Docs’ group reiterates: COVID-19 rapid tests not that effective, could lead to further harm

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 02:53 PM

The Philippine Society of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases said a better option is the 14-day test, which looks for an absence of symptoms for 14 days from time of exposure for contacts. Read more »

Why WHO recommends PCR testing for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 11:07 PM

As the Philippines continues its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, calls to boost COVID-19 testing remain central to the conversation.  Read more »

PH's biggest 'mega swabbing center' set to start operations

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 12:05 AM

The Philippines' largest swab collecting center for COVID-19 tests is ready to begin operations soon.  Read more »

Duterte adviser apologizes to doctors, frontliners after 'doing nothing' remark

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 10:16 PM

"First of all, I would like to put on record that I have nothing but the utmost gratitude and admiration for the doctors and frontliners who continue to do a great service for our country during this crisis," he said in a statement. Read more »

PH arena to be first testing site with COVID-19 lab: official

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 04:22 PM

The Philippine Arena coronavirus testing center will also house a laboratory, an official said Wednesday as government sought to ramp up testing ahead of the arrival of some 42,000 Filipino migrant workers. Read more »

Duterte adviser rips at rapid test critics: PH can't afford another lockdown

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 09:09 PM

Doctors who complain about the use of rapid COVID-19 tests are a "problem," an adviser to President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday as he warned that a return to strict lockdown would destroy the economy. Read more »

Citing lack of resources, Palace welcomes companies' initiative to test employees

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 08:43 PM

Malacañang on Monday said it welcomes the initiatives by private companies to test their employees for the coronavirus disease 2019, admitting that the government cannot implement mass testing due to lack of resources. Read more »